Summary

This best-selling lab manual for one- and two-semester organic chemistry courses offers a series of clear and concise experiments - with macroscale and microscale procedures for each - that encourage accurate observation and the development of deductive reasoning. The author places strong emphasis on safety and the responsible disposal of hazardous waste.

New! Extensive references to relevant Web sites can be found in a feature called "Surfing the Web" at the end of relevant chapters.

New! For selected experiments, a feature called "For Further Investigation" provides optional, additional procedures that students can perform to further explore the chemical principle being presented.

New! A section on computational chemistry has been added to relevant experiments. These computer-based calculations are used to determine the precise structure of molecules.

New! The order of the chapters has been changed to follow that of most organic textbooks. Similar types of experiments are now grouped together.

New! Experiments now make use of much cheaper and safer solvents.

New! Chapters on Molecular Mechanics and NMR Spectroscopy have been rewritten and exercises have been added.

New! Three new experiments have been added - Experiments 34, 57, and 57 - respectively, "1,2,3,4-Tetraphenylnaphthalene via Benzyne," "Synthesis of 2,2-Dimethyl-1,5-dioxolane. The Acetonide Derivative of a Vicinal Diol,", and "Isolation of Lycopene and B-Carotene."

At the end of every experiment, a "Cleaning Up" section instructs students on how to safely dispose of all by-products of the experiment.

Each experiment includes information on the time needed to carry out the experiment, as well as the degree of difficulty of the experiment.

Experiments in this manual have been performed by literally thousands of students over the years and are proven to work.

Other pedagogical features include prelab exercises, marginal notes, clear line drawings, and questions for students, with answers provided in the Instructor's Resource Manual.

Other Editions of Macroscale and Microscale Organic Experiments

This best-selling lab manual for one- and two-semester organic chemistry courses offers a series of clear and concise experiments - with macroscale and microscale procedures for each - that encourage accurate observation and the development of deductive reasoning. The author places strong emphasis on safety and the responsible disposal of hazardous waste.

New! Extensive references to relevant Web sites can be found in a feature called "Surfing the Web" at the end of relevant chapters.

New! For selected experiments, a feature called "For Further Investigation" provides optional, additional procedures that students can perform to further explore the chemical principle being presented.

New! A section on computational chemistry has been added to relevant experiments. These computer-based calculations are used to determine the precise structure of molecules.

New! The order of the chapters has been changed to follow that of most organic textbooks. Similar types of experiments are now grouped together.

New! Experiments now make use of much cheaper and safer solvents.

New! Chapters on Molecular Mechanics and NMR Spectroscopy have been rewritten and exercises have been added.

New! Three new experiments have been added - Experiments 34, 57, and 57 - respectively, "1,2,3,4-Tetraphenylnaphthalene via Benzyne," "Synthesis of 2,2-Dimethyl-1,5-dioxolane. The Acetonide Derivative of a Vicinal Diol,", and "Isolation of Lycopene and B-Carotene."

At the end of every experiment, a "Cleaning Up" section instructs students on how to safely dispose of all by-products of the experiment.

Each experiment includes information on the time needed to carry out the experiment, as well as the degree of difficulty of the experiment.

Experiments in this manual have been performed by literally thousands of students over the years and are proven to work.

Other pedagogical features include prelab exercises, marginal notes, clear line drawings, and questions for students, with answers provided in the Instructor's Resource Manual.

Summary

This best-selling lab manual for one- and two-semester organic chemistry courses offers a series of clear and concise experiments - with macroscale and microscale procedures for each - that encourage accurate observation and the development of deductive reasoning. The author places strong emphasis on safety and the responsible disposal of hazardous waste.

New! Extensive references to relevant Web sites can be found in a feature called "Surfing the Web" at the end of relevant chapters.

New! For selected experiments, a feature called "For Further Investigation" provides optional, additional procedures that students can perform to further explore the chemical principle being presented.

New! A section on computational chemistry has been added to relevant experiments. These computer-based calculations are used to determine the precise structure of molecules.

New! The order of the chapters has been changed to follow that of most organic textbooks. Similar types of experiments are now grouped together.

New! Experiments now make use of much cheaper and safer solvents.

New! Chapters on Molecular Mechanics and NMR Spectroscopy have been rewritten and exercises have been added.

New! Three new experiments have been added - Experiments 34, 57, and 57 - respectively, "1,2,3,4-Tetraphenylnaphthalene via Benzyne," "Synthesis of 2,2-Dimethyl-1,5-dioxolane. The Acetonide Derivative of a Vicinal Diol,", and "Isolation of Lycopene and B-Carotene."

At the end of every experiment, a "Cleaning Up" section instructs students on how to safely dispose of all by-products of the experiment.

Each experiment includes information on the time needed to carry out the experiment, as well as the degree of difficulty of the experiment.

Experiments in this manual have been performed by literally thousands of students over the years and are proven to work.

Other pedagogical features include prelab exercises, marginal notes, clear line drawings, and questions for students, with answers provided in the Instructor's Resource Manual.